Klarinet Archive - Posting 000660.txt from 1998/03

From: "J. Michael Norsworthy" <mnorsworthy@-----.net>
Subj: RE: Full time Orch jobs
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:59:32 -0500

Only 18.... wow, guess that says something doesn't it?

Michael

On Wednesday, March 11, 1998 8:18 AM, bkinlein [SMTP:bkinlein@-----.com]
wrote:
> According to an officer with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, there
> are 18 full-time now.
>
> David C. Blumberg wrote:
> >
> > I think that there are less then 90 full time Orch's. in the US.
> > Anyone
> > have a more accurate #?
> > D.B.
> >
> > Kevin wrote:
> > Face it--there are only 500 or so full-time orchestra gigs in the
> > U.S., and
> > many schools besides
> > Eastman and Julliard are cranking out graduates trying to fill
them.
> > Do
> > the math.
>